Investigative journalist Jack Werner joins us to discuss the insidious presence of McDonalds in Latin America as a colonial outpost to spread US consumer capitalism. When it comes to McDonalds, the LMC is NOT loving it.
Category Archives: Culture
August 11th 2017: Racism in South America
Last June, racist statements by Peruvian commentator Phillip Butters sparked outrage and the urging of more discussion for having more Afro-Latino voices in Peruvian society. The LMC speaks with Afro-Latina activist and poet Shirley Campbell-Barr about the controversy that went viral throughout all of Latin America.
August 4th 2017: Latino History Of Lowriders
The LMC takes a cruise down the boulevard as we explore the rich & complex history of Lowriders and how this once marginalized subculture became an international phenomenon. Our guest for this trip is Denise Sandoval, professor of Chicana & Chicano Studies @ Cal State University in Northridge, California.